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Expedition 32 Soyuz Rocket Blessing (201207130001HQ)

Publication date: 2012-07-13

Topics: Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Expedition 32, Expedition 32 Preflight, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Kazakhstan, ROSCOSMOS (Russian Federal Space Agency), Russian Priest, Soyuz Launch Pad, NASA, Carla Cioffi

An Orthodox priest blesses members of the media shortly after blessing the Soyuz rocket at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Launch pad on Friday, July 13, 2012 in Kazakhstan. The launch of the Soyuz spacecraft with Expedition 32 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko, NASA Flight Engineer Sunita Williams and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Flight Engineer Akihiko Hoshide is scheduled for the morning of Sunday, July 15, local time. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)